Prime Minister Luís Montenegro will be in Esposende on September 19 to preside over a posthumous tribute ceremony for two former members of the Government who were natives of that municipality: João Maria de Oliveira Martins and António Fernando Couto dos Santos. The session will take place at 10:30 at the Municipal Auditorium and will include the screening of a documentary about the life and work of the two government officials, as well as speeches from various political and institutional figures, including Leonor Beleza, Fernando de Almeida Santos, Alberto Figueiredo and Carlos Silva.
Oliveira Martins had a governmental career linked to areas such as public works, transport, communications, public administration, culture, education and heritage. Couto dos Santos held governmental positions mainly in the sectors of education, youth and modernization of public administration, with involvement in policies aimed at new generations.
Montenegro's visit to Esposende also includes a second relevant moment: at 11:45 the street name plaques bearing the names of the two former government officials will be unveiled in public spaces, perpetuating the memory of two natives of the municipality who held significant responsibilities in the country's administration.
The ceremony has an Honorary Commission that includes, among other personalities, former President of the Republic Aníbal Cavaco Silva, ministers Miguel Pinto Luz and Fernando Alexandre, the Archbishop Primate of Braga, D. José Cordeiro, the president of CCDR-N, Álvaro Santos, and the rector of the University of Minho, Pedro Arezes.
